Tuesday 28th September 2010

Session 1

The Symbiotic Relationship between Configuration Management and Airworthiness Certification
Clayton Kolb, Research Configuration Control Officer of Naval Test Wing Atlantic, Naval Air Systems Command
Dr Tim Schoppert, Flight Clearance Releasing Authority for VX-20 Test Squadron, Naval Air Systems Command

Helicopter/Ship Interface Testing & Configuration Management
Paul Edwards, Empire Test Pilot School Course Development Manager, QinetiQ

Operational Considerations in the Certification of Technically Advanced Aircraft (TAA)
Robert Barnes, President, Robert B Barnes Associates, Inc

Planning and Execution of Atmospheric Research Operations in the UK following the 2010 Icelandic Volcano Eruption
Dr Guy Gratton, Head of Facility, Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements, Cranfield University
Capt Philip Sheldon, Managing Director, Directflight Ltd

Under Pressure Everything Becomes Fluid
Arun Karwal, Research Test Pilot, National Aerospace Laboratory NLR

Nimrod MRA4 Natural Icing Trials - Knowing When to Ask for Help
Edward Townshend, Nimrod MRA4 Operations & Planning, BAE Systems

Session 2

Nimrod MRA4 – Steering Round the Pitfalls of Vmcg
Ian Edmundson, Nimrod Flight Test – Airframe, BAE Systems

MRa4 Rejected Takeoff Trials
Alex Bellamy, Engineering Manager, BAE Systems

From Flight Testing ‘By the Seat of Ones Pants’
Hugo Marom TBC

Mayday Foundation
Gerhard Fahnenbruck

Session 3

Passing the Torch
Timothy Leslie, Supervisor of Flying Operations and Training, National Research Council of Canada/Institute
for Aerospace Research/Flight Research Laboratory

Methods and Facilities used for Evaluating Aircraft Flight and Navigation Equipment in Flight Tests
Yakushev Vyacheslav, Engineer, TsAGI

The Human Brain, Forgotten in Aviation
Ronald van Heerden, Offshore Helicopter Captain/Flight Safety Officer

The Challenges of Light Aeroplane Spin Testing & Research
Rein Inge Hoff, Researcher, Brunel Flight Safety Laboratory

Safety Aspects of Light Aircraft Spin Resistance Concept
Falk Pätzold, Institute of Flight Guidance, Technische Universität Braunschweig

Session 4

Grob Spn Flutter Accident
Tore Reimers, Freelance Experimental Test Pilot

Next Generation Automatic Ground Collision Test Results
Billie Flynn and Kevin Prosser

Safety Management the High Risk A400M Flying Test Bed Programme
Iain Young MBE, Chief Test Pilot, Marshall Aerospace
Robert Boyle, Head of Flight Test, Marshall Aerospace

Tow Assisted Takeoff Evaluation
Rusty Lowry, Technical Director, US Naval Test Pilot School

Tuesday 28th September 2010

Session 1

The Symbiotic Relationship between Configuration Management and Airworthiness Certification
Clayton Kolb, Research Configuration Control Officer of Naval Test Wing Atlantic, Naval Air Systems Command
Dr Tim Schoppert, Flight Clearance Releasing Authority for VX-20 Test Squadron, Naval Air Systems Command

Helicopter/Ship Interface Testing & Configuration Management
Paul Edwards, Empire Test Pilot School Course Development Manager, QinetiQ

Operational Considerations in the Certification of Technically Advanced Aircraft (TAA)
Robert Barnes, President, Robert B Barnes Associates, Inc

Planning and Execution of Atmospheric Research Operations in the UK following the 2010 Icelandic Volcano Eruption
Dr Guy Gratton, Head of Facility, Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements, Cranfield University
Capt Philip Sheldon, Managing Director, Directflight Ltd

Under Pressure Everything Becomes Fluid
Arun Karwal, Research Test Pilot, National Aerospace Laboratory NLR

Nimrod MRA4 Natural Icing Trials - Knowing When to Ask for Help
Edward Townshend, Nimrod MRA4 Operations & Planning, BAE Systems

Session 2

Nimrod MRA4 – Steering Round the Pitfalls of Vmcg
Ian Edmundson, Nimrod Flight Test – Airframe, BAE Systems

MRa4 Rejected Takeoff Trials
Alex Bellamy, Engineering Manager, BAE Systems

From Flight Testing ‘By the Seat of Ones Pants’
Hugo Marom TBC

Mayday Foundation
Gerhard Fahnenbruck

Session 3

Passing the Torch
Timothy Leslie, Supervisor of Flying Operations and Training, National Research Council of Canada/Institute
for Aerospace Research/Flight Research Laboratory

Methods and Facilities used for Evaluating Aircraft Flight and Navigation Equipment in Flight Tests
Yakushev Vyacheslav, Engineer, TsAGI

The Human Brain, Forgotten in Aviation
Ronald van Heerden, Offshore Helicopter Captain/Flight Safety Officer

The Challenges of Light Aeroplane Spin Testing & Research
Rein Inge Hoff, Researcher, Brunel Flight Safety Laboratory

Safety Aspects of Light Aircraft Spin Resistance Concept
Falk Pätzold, Institute of Flight Guidance, Technische Universität Braunschweig

Session 4

Grob Spn Flutter Accident
Tore Reimers, Freelance Experimental Test Pilot

Next Generation Automatic Ground Collision Test Results
Billie Flynn and Kevin Prosser

Safety Management the High Risk A400M Flying Test Bed Programme
Iain Young MBE, Chief Test Pilot, Marshall Aerospace
Robert Boyle, Head of Flight Test, Marshall Aerospace

Tow Assisted Takeoff Evaluation
Rusty Lowry, Technical Director, US Naval Test Pilot School